Meymouna Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Meymouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 35 | 1:524,346 | 7,119 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meymouna (515) may also be a first name.
Meymouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meymouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meymouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻧﻪ) is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meymouna? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Meymouna live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Meymouna is also the 372,418th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 515 people.
The last name Meymouna is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 524,346. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Sahel Region, where 74 percent reside and Sud-Ouest Region, where 26 percent reside. Excluding Burkina Faso Meymouna is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Niger, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meymouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meymouna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻧﻪ | mymwnh | 64.96 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻧﺔ | mymwnt | 25.55 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻥ | mymwn | 8.76 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻧﺎ | mymwna | 0.73 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meymouna
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